Care, 12t Edition Complete Exam.
1. 1. Which test is performed ANS: B
around the time of Ultrasonography is performed around the time of ovulation
ovula- tion to diagnose
the basis of infertility? to assess pelvic structures for abnormalities, to verify follicular
a. Hysterosalpingogram development, and to assess the thickness of the
b. Vaginal endometrium. A hysterosalpin- gogram is scheduled 2 to 5
ultrasonogra- phy days after menstruation to avoid flushing a potentially
c. Laparoscopy fertilized ovum out through a uterine tube into the peri- toneal
d. Follicle-stimulating hor-
mone (FSH) level cavity. Laparoscopy is usually scheduled early in the menstrual
cycle. Hormone analysis is performed to assess endocrine
2. 2. A man smokes two function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis when
packs of cigarettes a
day. He wants to know menstrual cycles are absent or irregular.
if
ANS: D
Cigarette smoking has detrimental ettects on sperm and
has been associated with abnormal sperm, a decreased
number of sperm, and
smoking is contributing to chromosomal damage. The nurse may suggest a smoking
cessation
the difficulty he and program to increase the fertility of the male partner. Sperm
his wife are having counts vary from day to day and are dependent on
getting
emotional and physical
pregnant. Which guidance status and sexual activity. Therefore, a single analysis may
be incon-
should the nurse has no effect on sperm count, it can
give you lung can- cer."
provide? d. "Smoking can reduce the quality of
a. "Your sperm count your sperm."
seems to be okay in
the first semen
analysis."
b. "Only marijuana
cig- arettes affect
sperm count."
c. "Although smoking
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Care, 12t Edition Complete Exam.
clusive. A minimum of two analyses
must be performed several weeks apart
to assess male fertility. Marijuana use
may depress the number and motility
of sperm. Smoking is indeed a
causative agent for lung cancer.
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